exercise

A1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/ UK /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #3060

Meanings

1

noun
Physical activity done to stay fit and healthy.

The doctor recommended regular exercise such as walking.
2

noun
A task done to practise and improve a skill.

The teacher gave us a grammar exercise for homework.
3

verb
To do physical activity to keep fit.

She exercises at the gym three times a week.
4

noun
The use of a right, power, or ability.

The law protects the free exercise of religion.

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Synonyms

1 noun · physical activity done to... workoutphysical exercise

2 noun · a task done to practise and... drill practice

3 verb · to do physical activity to... work out

Word family

Forms exercisedexercisesexercising

Derived forms aquaciseboxercisecyberexercisedancercisedeskerciseekkerexercisabilityexercisableexercisedexerciserexercisewearexercisible

Related forms exorcise train

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.

*h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European exercise Middle English exercitium Latin

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# exercise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 3060

## Meanings
1. Physical activity done to stay fit and healthy.
2. A task done to practise and improve a skill.
3. To do physical activity to keep fit.
4. The use of a right, power, or ability.

## Examples
- The doctor recommended regular exercise such as walking.
- The teacher gave us a grammar exercise for homework.
- She exercises at the gym three times a week.
- The law protects the free exercise of religion.

## Derived Forms
- aquacise
- boxercise
- cyberexercise
- dancercise
- deskercise
- ekker
- exercisability
- exercisable
- exercised
- exerciser
- exercisewear
- exercisible

## Related Forms
- exorcise
- train

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂erk-
- Root: exercise
- Root: exercitium

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.

## AI Etymology
Exercise comes from Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. In current use, the main senses are “Physical activity done to stay fit and healthy” and “A task done to practise and improve a skill”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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